Do you ever won­der what hap­pens at the end of the day to the freshly made bread that Wel­ling­ton baker­ies can­’t sell? Do you ever won­der what hap­pens to the fresh fruit and veget­ables at the mar­kets that are still edible but not good enough to sell?

I can tell you.

For the last few years there have been some magic­al elves who travel around Wel­ling­ton, col­lect up this food and deliv­er it the next day to 23 dif­fer­ent char­it­ies which work with dis­ad­vant­aged or strug­gling people through­out Wel­ling­ton.

These elves also oper­ate under the pseud­onym Kaibosh

They act as the link between those in the food industry who want to do good things and the char­it­ies that are doing the front line work to help those in need. Kaibosh is the great ena­bler.

That’s a whole lotta good­ness

They recently won the Supreme Award at the Trust­Power Nation­al Com­munity Awards for the amaz­ing work they’ve done over the last five years.

BUT that’s just not enough for these guys. They want to do EVEN MORE amaz­ing work and spread even more food and more feel-good-good­ness through the Wel­ling­ton region. They want to expand the ser­vice they offer to Pori­rua and the Hutt Val­ley.

Now, Wel­ling­tonista can­not deny the pleas­ure gained in the eat­ing of good food and drinks at the many fine estab­lish­ments we have on offer here in our fair city, but what the people of Kaibosh is sug­gest­ing offers pleas­ure in a dif­fer­ent form. The pleas­ure found in doing a good deed. They ask that instead of going and spend­ing your cash on a meal out you spend that money, or at least a por­tion of it, on improv­ing the lives of those that need our help.

Now this does­n’t have to be the $200 that you were going to throw down on your fancy cel­eb­rat­ory din­ner at Mar­tin Bos­ley’s. All it needs to be is the $10 you were going to spend on fish and chips on Sat­urday night, or the $15 you were going to spend on lunch to get through the work day. It could even be that $50 you were going to spend on going out to din­ner with friends.

Whatever it is that you can afford to donate is going to be a huge help to people in our com­munity. A $10 dona­tion will help provide 17 meals to those that need them. That $10 has such a huge impact and you get that feel good buzz that comes with being a good Samar­it­an.

To find out more about Kaibosh’s Miss a Meal in May cam­paign click this link and get that good karma rush­ing through Wel­ling­ton like a good strong south­erly.